If someone put you on the spot right now, do you think you would be able to pass your driving test?

Most of us would assume so, we drive around every day after all.

However recent figures have revealed only 1 in 2,000 drivers can get full marks on an interactive hazard perception test.

The Hazard Perception test was added to UK driving tests in 2002 - and now GoCompare has created its own ‘Spot the Hazard’ test, to judge a driver's ability to spot danger on the roads.

The price comparison website surveyed the results of more than 2000 Brits, who had five seconds to identify 10 potential hazards from ordinary scenes on the road.

However, the participants only managed to spot four out of 10 hazards on average - with only one in 2,000 being able to correctly spot all 10.

To pass the test, learner drivers need to spot at least seven of the hazards.

Recently, there has been press scrutiny of the test’s fitness for purpose for modern driving in the UK, as it fails to test drivers’ abilities to spot potholes or pedestrians with mobile phones.

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The results of this survey clearly indicate further problems with drivers’ abilities to spot potential danger on our roads.

It found:

The average score of UK residents was 4/10 with a pass being getting at least 7 right, most UK residents would fail. Just one in 2,000 participants was able to correctly identify all 10.

London was the worst performing region, with an average score of 3.61 out of 10. Londoners are approximately 20% less likely to identify hazards than drivers in East Midlands, who were the most perceptive.

Participants who already had their licences did perform better than those yet to obtain their licence, however they would still fail their test if taken again.

Brits over the age of 35 on average scored lower than those in the 18-35 bracket.

Gender differences across the nation were not very significant, males (4.2) did score slightly higher than women (3.9).